Warehouse Associate 3RD SHIFT

United States Cold Storage, Inc.•Minooka, IL

About The Position

The Warehouse Associate supports facility operations by handling, organizing, storing, and shipping customer product while following safety, sanitation, security, and quality standards. The role involves receiving and inspecting product, maintaining accurate inventory and lot information, preparing orders, and moving product between staging, storage, railcars, and trailers. The associate also maintains and inspects warehouse equipment and materials, reports product or process issues, and participates in training and meetings as required. The position may involve working in temperatures from +50°F to -30°F with moderate noise, standing and walking for extended periods, bending, lifting, and using warehouse equipment and communication devices. Additional work hours may be requested by management. The role reports to a Supervisor and is in Operations.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
Bend and regularly lift up to 50 pounds; occasionally lift up to 70 pounds with assistance; and lift overhead when required.
Work in temperatures from +50°F to -30°F with moderate noise levels.
Stand and walk for extended periods; use hands to handle objects, tools, or controls; and perform the physical activities needed for everyday work.
Attention to detail and effective communication, vision, and hearing for safety and productivity.
Operate scanners, tablets, radios, phones, computers, and other essential warehouse equipment as required.
Possess strong arithmetic and reading skills and follow verbal instructions, written instructions, and company policies.
Work independently as a self-starter and coordinate with others; manage stress and meet productivity guidelines in a fast-paced environment.
Engage in frequent personal interaction and communication.
Operate a registered motor vehicle if it is part of daily tasks.
Additional work hours may be requested by management to support production, projects, or special events.

Responsibilities

Contribute to effective facility operations through proper product handling and organization and by following safety and sanitation standards.
Load and unload trailers, verifying proper product stacking and keeping different products separated on pallets.
Verify customer product is accounted for, free of infestation, within acceptable temperature ranges, and has correct production codes before storage.
Identify and recover received or shipped damaged product according to company policy, and report shortages and overages to a supervisor.
Assist with physical inventories as needed to safeguard customer product.
Pick and prepare product for shipment, verifying the correct quantity, product type, storage location, and lot numbers against picking documents.
Build stable pallets by stacking product and taping or stretch-wrapping as required.
Perform picking duties efficiently to meet customer-service and company standards.
Move product from staging or storage areas into railcars or trailers.
Safely operate forklifts, clamp trucks, slip-sheets, and turret trucks to load, unload, move, stack, and stage product.
Keep equipment and materials neat, clean, and orderly, and inspect equipment daily for safe operation.
Maintain a professional demeanor and participate in staff or customer meetings as required.
Take initiative to prevent product, process, or quality-system nonconformities; identify and report issues; propose solutions through appropriate channels; and ensure solutions are implemented.
Follow posted security procedures and participate in safety and educational training programs.

Benefits

401(k) after one year for eligible full-time employees not under contract.
Educational assistance after one year for eligible full-time employees not under contract.
Blue Cross Blue Shield medical coverage available after 30 days of service, if elected.
Company life insurance.
Medical, dental, vision, and prescription insurance options.
Legal insurance, pet discount, critical illness, accident insurance, hospital indemnity, long-term care and permanent life insurance, and identity theft protection.
Short- and long-term disability insurance and additional disability benefits.
Basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, and voluntary life insurance options, including spouse and child coverage.
Loan solution, health and dependent flexible spending accounts, and commuter accounts.
Telemedicine, virtual primary care, prescription specialty copay assistance, weight management and chronic condition management programs, care navigation, and a 24/7 nurse line.
Expert medical opinion, maternity program, health advocacy, employee assistance program, and digital cognitive behavioral and physical therapy.
Behavioral and mental health platforms, auto and home discount program, secure travel protection, and other discount programs.
Paid time off, performance incentives, perfect-attendance incentive, and referral program.